How do planets form?
Despite decades of progress in discovering planets outside our solar system, research by the OU has concluded that there is still insufficient evidence to say exactly how planets are made. The research is led by a team of OU academics headed up by Dr Helen Fraser, Senior Lecturer in Astronomy at the School of Physical Sciences.
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Research image of the month - flood resilience, community voices, and a panoramic perspective
This month’s research image of the month (June 2025) encapsulates Claude Nsobya’s research on how communities are leading the way in managing flood risk through local knowledge and natural solutions.
